After Colorado teachers and child care workers are fully vaccinated, they will no longer have to quarantine after exposure to COVID, Gov. Jared Polis and State Epidemiologist Rachel Herlihy said Tuesday. It’s still not entirely clear when educators will be vaccinated on a large scale. The Denver Post reported Monday that Colorado National Guard Brig. Gen. Scott […]
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Littwin: COVID vaccine scarcity isn’t the only problem. There’s also vaccine inequality.
We have seen significant changes in our lives in COVID world, in which “wear the damn mask” is now joined by “where’s the damn vaccine?” The good news on the COVID-vaccination front is that Joe Biden has responded to criticism that his goal of one million shots a day is not nearly good enough. He […]
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In latest coronavirus data, Colorado researchers can glimpse the end of the pandemic
This is how the coronavirus pandemic will end in Colorado: perhaps with a final surge but likely in a long, gradual decline, like springtime snow receding from a mountainside. As vaccinations pick up across the state, giving protection to the most at-risk, the chance of hospitals being overwhelmed shrinks, according to a new modeling report […]
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In Denver, getting the coronavirus vaccine may depend on where you live
In Washington Park, where the streets are lined with multimillion-dollar homes, sushi restaurants and breweries, 247 of every 1,000 residents who are 70 or older have already received a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The numbers are even better in the east Denver neighborhood of Central Park, formerly known as Stapleton, where 461 out […]
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Littwin: Joe Biden faces his first big test on vaccines. America can’t afford for him to fail.
Now that all the beautiful speeches about unifying a country in disunion are over and done, we should note that the clock on the Biden honeymoon period is already ticking. In fact, that sound you hear might be the alarm going off. Some day school children may recite the words of poet Amanda Gorman — […]
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One month in, racial disparities have begun to emerge in Colorado coronavirus vaccination rates
White Coloradans are more likely to have received a coronavirus vaccine than those who are Black or Hispanic, according to new data released Friday by state health officials. The numbers show that white Coloradans have accounted for about 68% of those receiving at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine so far. That is roughly equal […]
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Some school staff are eligible for coronavirus vaccine in Colorado right now, but not teachers
Teachers cannot yet get the COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado, but some school staff can. School nurses, health technicians who assist them, occupational and physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, campus security guards, and educators who work with children with serious disabilities are among those whose names have been submitted by school districts in the Denver metro area […]
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To ensure noncitizens are included in vaccine drive, Colorado won’t check IDs
Colorado’s public health department sent notices Sunday to hundreds of providers directing them not to require government IDs or other documentation for people getting inoculated against the coronavirus. The directive is aimed at ensuring noncitizens and others who might not have an ID are included in the vaccination drive. Ignoring it could cause medical facilities […]
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Colorado governor says “we were lied to” after federal plans to speed up vaccine didn’t prove up
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday said he was “shocked” to learn that Colorado will be receiving far fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine next week than anticipated after the Trump administration’s promise to speed up distribution turned out not to be true. “We were lied to,” Polis said bluntly. He said he was told by U.S. […]
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On Edge: A veteran Colorado paramedic grapples with coronavirus’ toll on his lungs and sense of self
Even now, nearly three months after COVID invaded his body, Jason McGinnis cannot stop asking himself how he contracted the virus. On its face, the answer seems clear: He’s a paramedic. But he was careful, thought himself well-protected, thought that if he did catch COVID, he’d knock it right down. “Up until the point I […]